KEY ACTION City Council on Monday unanimously granted $200,000 to the Community Building Partnership for the continuation of neighborhood revitalization programs.
DISCUSSION It s an increase from the $150,000 grant awarded last year. The money has and will come from the city s Issue 13 tax revenue for neighborhoods. No money goes to administration overhead, Mayor Thomas Bernabei said.
With the money, the Community Building Partnership (CBP) offers a 10% rebate for qualifying exterior home improvements and works with the city Building Department to assist low-income households with exterior code violations by contracting with Project Rebuild. There s been a great response, Maureen Austin, CBP s executive director, said after the meeting.
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Fort Smith Public Schools held a vaccination clinic at Ben Geren Tornado Shelter on Friday, Jan. 22, and used the opportunity to offer up to 400 doses for district staff which included substitutes, hourly and contract workers. All 400 doses were administered to teachers, educators and other employees.
Due to cancellations of initial sign-ups, the clinic was able to accommodate all those who were on the waiting list. The rest of Fort Smith Public School employees who want to receive the vaccine will be accommodated at a later clinic yet to be scheduled.
According to the Arkansas Department of Health, teachers are eligible for the vaccine during the 1-B phase of distribution which began on Jan. 18.